Carol Tranmer collaborated in making an efit of the person she saw from her aunt's balcony. This was sent to Portugal and returned to Britain along with the statement she made to the Portuguese police for information when making a rogatory statement.
Somewhere along the line it would seem that the efit sent with her statement was not the efit which had been sent to Portugal for inclusion with her statement.
Now whether that could be considered to be of no importance or not is all a matter of opinion. But it does illustrate that mistakes are made and each mistake has the potential to disrupt a chain of evidence.
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DC1485'This was the photo-sketch that you reproduced'
CT'
No, he did not use spectacles, but he did have this type of hair.
DC1485'Yes, I was intrigued that the reason for his sunglasses.
CT'He did not have sunglasses, he did not use spectacles and
his mouth was not like this, and his nose was not like this, it is not the same person. DC1485
'Then you are telling me that this is not the photo-fit that you made' CT'
No.
DC1485'No.
CT'Because he has glasses, he did not use glasses.
Dc1485'No, but the hair is the same'
CT'The hair is right. More or less.
DC1485'I know that the image is not very good.
CT'And
it appears that he has something on his chin that he did not have, humm, but the format is similar, he certainly did not use glasses, and his mouth was different.
DC1485'Okay, but the top of his...
CT'The top, his head is...
DC1485'The same.
CT'Yes.
DC1485'The format of the face is the same, the format of the mouth is the same'
CT'Well, he had a long face.
DC1485'Yes.
CT'Yes, this, this you know.
DC1485
'But this is not it, this is not your photo-sketch. CT'
No, certainly it is not. DC1485'No, it is not... okay. And the name Tasmin.
CT'Is this what they sent'
DC1485'Yes.
CT'This I made'
DC1485'Well, do you remember the name of the person who made the photo with you'
CT'No, a young person, humm...
DCc1485'Male'
CT'Yes, male, a young man, hummm.
DC1485'Tasmin, does that have any significance for you'
CT'No.
DC1485'No.
CT'From Reading.
DC1485'Yes, from Reading.
CT'I signed something, he had a CD and did everything on computer.
DC1485'Okay, sure.
CT'
But this, this is not like the one he did.
DC1485'Well, there must be some confusion.
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